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California Baptist University

In research, California Baptist University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,127 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,124
of 28,054 · #22,909 all time
Rank in United States
#2,134
of 4,192
Research works
636
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.5k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is California Baptist University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,127 of 10,521 14.9%94 #8844

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where California Baptist University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.17× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.06× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 2.60× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.32× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.09× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at California Baptist University?

Ranked on the composite score, Frederick W. Pontius, Joshua J. Knabb and Thomas V. Frederick lead among researchers whose main affiliation is California Baptist University.

  1. 1 Frederick W. Pontius United States · #1,094,267 worldwide 15 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Joshua J. Knabb United States · #1,292,910 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Thomas V. Frederick United States · #1,401,656 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at California Baptist University

Which keywords describe research at California Baptist University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Support, Religion, Psychological Adjustment, Engineering Education, Health, Well-being and Clinical Practice.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health18▲ 6.2×20 topics
  2. Social Support10▲ 8.6×11 topics
  3. Public Health7▲ 2.5×13 topics
  4. Quality of Life7▲ 2.5×12 topics
  5. Religion7▲ 7.5×7 topics
  6. Education6▲ 1.88×18 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.9×10 topics
  8. Engineering Education6▲ 35×4 topics
  9. Health6▲ 7.8×3 topics
  10. Psychological Adjustment6▲ 22×3 topics
  11. Well-being6▲ 8.1×7 topics
  12. Higher Education6▲ 5.1×8 topics
  13. Depression5▲ 3.0×10 topics
  14. Clinical Practice5▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Assessment Methods5▲ 21×3 topics
  16. Gender5▲ 4.2×10 topics
  17. Faculty Development4▲ 28×2 topics
  18. Acculturation4▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Emotion Regulation4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  20. Spirituality4▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Coping4▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Reflective Practice4▲ 11×6 topics
  23. Job Satisfaction4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  24. Social Justice4▲ 3.5×9 topics
  25. Child Development4▲ 4.7×5 topics
  26. End-of-Life Care4▲ 16×1 topic
  27. Competency-Based Education4▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Stress4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  29. Nanomedicine4▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Inhaler Devices3▲ 68×1 topic
  31. Parenting3▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Pulmonary Drug Delivery3▲ 68×1 topic
  33. Self-Regulation3▲ 9.5×4 topics
  34. Theology3▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Academic Achievement3▲ 9.0×3 topics
  36. Academic Performance3▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Educational Interventions3▲ 16×2 topics
  38. High-Intensity Interval Training3▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Project-Based Learning3▲ 37×3 topics
  40. Continuing Medical Education3▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does California Baptist University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery, Innovations in Medical Education and Experimental Learning in Engineering.

Religion, Spirituality, …4Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 4 fractional worksInhalation and Respirato…3Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 3 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 3 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…2Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identity Research: 2 fractional works
HealthPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedia Technology6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 4 works
  2. 2 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  4. 4 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 3 works
  5. 5 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  9. 9 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has California Baptist University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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